Two Psychology Profs Honored For Research Campus

June 12, 1984|The Morning Call

A Muhlenberg College professor and a former Allentown resident have been named to the first edition of Who's Who in Frontier Science and Technology.

Dr. Kenneth R. Gramah, professor of psychology at Muhlenberg, was selected for independent research into the "relation between susceptibility to hypnosis and the persuasive effects of the mass media, especially television."

He has served on the editorial board of the American Journal of Clinical Hypnosis since 1974 and is the author of two books, "Psychological Research: Controlled Interpersonal Reaction," and "The Psychology of Perception."

Dr. Paul J. Locher of Upper Montclair, N.J., formerly of Allentown, is currently associate professor of psychology at Montclair State College. His research concerns eye movements.

Locher received a National Science Foundation Award in 1967. He is a member of the Jean Piaget Society and the Psychonomic Society, among other scientific organizations. He received a doctorate in psychology from Temple University in 1972.